Knowledge, Attitude, and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among People with Disabilities
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Utilization, Sexual and reproductive health, People with disability, physical disability, visual disability
Abstract
Introduction and Purpose: Knowledge and attitude toward sexual and reproductive health play a crucial role in services utilization among people with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among people with disabilities in Kathmandu Valley.
Methods: The study was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study. The total sample was 217, and a census was conducted to collect data from people with disabilities. The data were entered in EPI data 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 22 for further analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.
Results: Of the 217 respondents, over half (54.8%) did not utilize sexual and reproductive health services (SRH), while 45.2% did. Among those SRH service users, more than two-thirds (66.3%) used family planning, and more than four-fifths (87.8%) sought those services from government health facilities.
Conclusion: This study revealed that slightly more than half did not utilize any sexual and reproductive health services, and the reason for not utilizing SRHS was the distance to facilities, as said by almost two-fifths of the respondents, while just over a third of the respondents mentioned no-disability-inclusive services.
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